His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 331

Elena

“So, where were you today?”

I looked at Marvin with wide eyes. After spending our day together at the house, he surprised me with a homemade dinner and ended our evening in the kitchen. Who would’ve thought all of this was to interrogate me?

“I was at this hotel with this guy from my work.” I teased him, avoiding an answer. Other than these stupid, obvious jokes-I couldn’t keep lying to him.

“No, seriously.” Marvin raised his brow.

“You nosy pig.” I punched his shoulder. “Did I ask what you were doing today, hm?”

Marvin rubbed the back of his neck and smiled shyly. “You’re right.” He spoke. “It’s not really my business. I just thought maybe you met up with your dad-”

“Well, I didn’t.”

With a look of pity, Marvin propped his chin on his hand, observing the look on my face. One thing was sure. I would not be the first one to reach out to my family.

“What are you staring at?”

“That green thing between your teeth.” Marvin pulled a disgusted face, moving his finger to my incisors to remove it. “Right there!”

I smacked my hand over my mouth as he pulled away from his hand and lowered my head, embarrassed. “You should’ve told me sooner!” I cleaned my teeth with my tongue. Talk about embarrassing.

“And miss out on the opportunity to make fun of you?” Marvin cackled. “Never.”

“That’s it. I’m breaking up with you!”

“Is that what our marriage will be like in the future?” Marvin asked. “You threatening to divorce me any second.”

“M-marriage?”

Just the thought made my heart beat out of my chest, and it was not because I felt flattered. It was because I had no idea what the future had in store.

Marvin cleared his throat uncomfortably. “I’m sorry, I-I just thought…”

“No, don’t be!” I stopped him. “It’s just that we’ve never discussed something serious like that before.”

It’s true. We didn’t. Other than the day Anya died, our friendship and relationship had mainly been laughs and giggles.

“Would you like to be my wife one day?”

I blushed. “That depends. Is that a proposal?”

shoulder and

that.”

the conversation, but he was

about children?” I wondered. We were already on the subject, so it would’ve been a

dangerous…if that’s what you mean Marvin shrugged, ignoring the true

children?” He

life, yes,” I admitted. Becoming a better parent than my dad, who kicked me out of the house, and my mom, who didn’t hesitate to abandon

“Definitely.”

great,” Marvin spoke, bothered. Did he even want children, and would I still be around if that was

“How about you?”

complicated.” Marvin spoke immediately.” But if you want them…I want

seem as if

you feel about leaving San Diego?” He

would both agree on. “I’ll

see.” Marvin shifted his legs uncomfortably. Was

“How about you?”

start a ranch, live someplace quiet,

trying to sound interested. I would rather jump off a cliff than settle

to see you happy, so if you plan on dying here, I’ll die

He deserved better.

give up on his dreams to make me happy, and

occurred to me just how different we were, I didn’t have many

around people. Marvin did have friends, but he liked his peace and

make you uncomfortable?”

THE

deep breath. “I’m not telling you all of this to please you. I just really can’t stand being apart from the woman I love, which is why I’m able to give up on certain things if

made myself feel better.

eyes. “You shouldn’t be doubting me.” He spoke, determined. “I would drop everything

wonder what would happen if I would just tell

immaturity. Or perhaps he would handle it as a Castillo since he was raised as one

killed someone for lying?” I blurted, feeling chills racing

“W-what?”

you ever killed s-”

I heard your question the first time.”

“So have you?”

was a long pause before Marvin coughed to break the

me because I had hoped for him to confess to pitying liars. I had hoped for him to say that he spared their lives and gave them

enjoy it.” Marvin leaned forward, staring at me with a dark

nothing better than someone you despise pleading for mercy, begging you to spare their lives as you cock the gun and stare into their hopeful pathetic eyes to

comforting hug. I took a relieved breath and pulled away to smack him